The OECD, as an international organization responsible for the promotion, on a global level, of policies that improve the economic and social well-being of citizens, represents the multinational body that fully covers the political and scientific role to encourage high-profile achievements level to foster economic growth, sustainable employment, market integration, investment, competitiveness and the maintenance of financial stability. This Organization also constitutes a prestigious forum for the collection, dissemination and exchange of data and analyses, for comparison and harmonization of best practices on public policies at national and international level, providing advice to the governments of the member countries on measures to support growth resilient, inclusive, green and sustainable. In pursuing its objectives, the OECD makes use of a wide range of tools such as: the adoption of common standards and principles, recommendations and conventions; the publication, twice a year, of the Economic Outlook, containing the update of the global macroeconomic situation; the preparation of national and comparative studies; the country-exams, conducted according to the “peer review” method, as well as the definition of guidelines and coordination of development cooperation policies through the Development Aid Committee. Among the various initiatives carried out by the Organization, those relating to training represent an important contribution to global growth. With reference to this sector,
Italy has taken on a particularly profiled role, positioning itself as a relevant training center of the OECD thanks to three Centers located in our country, including the Economic and Financial Police School of Ostia which constitutes the “flower in the crown”, as the International Academy for Tax and Financial Crime Investigation.
The International Academy for the investigation of economic and financial crimes was established in 2014 with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the OECD and the Guardia di Finanza, and hosted in Ostia (Rome) at the Economic and Financial Police School of the G. di F. ( until 2017 called Tax Police School). Considering the positive results achieved, in 2022 the Protocol was renewed for a further 5 years. The signing ceremony of the aforementioned renewal of the memorandum of understanding took place at the Château de la Muette, a prestigious venue that now hosts the OECD, as part of the 2022 OECD Ministerial Council The Academy was created to offer training programs aimed at officials involved in the fight against all forms of financial crime, especially from developing countries Since its inception, the Academy has met with increasing success, as demonstrated by the growing number of applications for participation and the ever-increasing political support for these forms of capacity building, also in the context of international fora such as the G20 and the G7. Following the model of the Ostia Center, the Academy has opened three further Regional Centers and extended the coverage of its action towards the Asian Pacific area (2019), Latin America (2018) and Africa (2017). The Ostia Center, unlike the others, today serves as a hub for the development of transnational and high-level courses as well as sharing the knowledge of researchers from all over the world. The other Academies represent regional centers for neighboring areas. The Academy programs are divided into basic, intermediate and advanced courses and support tax crime investigators during their activities, including extended courses on the conduct of financial investigations as well as specialized courses on specific types of tax and financial crimes.
For more information: https://www.oecd.org/tax/crime/tax-crime-academy/